Currently the home to the Daytona 500 and various other races, Daytona has made its mark over the years as one of the most popular places to race. The Daytona 500 is often referred to as the "Super Bowl of Stock Car Racing."

So why not remove the speedy race cars and replace them with high-class athletes?

Capacity isn't a problem. The speedway already holds more than 100,000 people. There are only six college football stadiums that can say the same. The problem is getting everybody to actually see the game without having to bring a pair of binoculars.

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Would you like to see a football game played on a race track?

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Total votes: 982

Daytona Speedway is an enormously wide venue that gives folks a great view when cars are passing by. A smaller football field doesn't need all the room that Jeff Gordon or Tony Stewart do. That could make a lot of the seats useless for a college football game if everybody is hoping to see the action up close.

According to the report, the speedway is undergoing a large renovation that won't be completed until 2016. The changes include better seating. The completion date also allows time to figure out how to make this racing facility suitable for college football.

The games would reportedly be played on the infield grass in front of the start-finish line. Some of these speedy receivers and running backs would feel right at home.

The AP reports that track president Joie Chitwood III has mentioned Florida and Florida State as possible candidates to play at the speedway. With the track's proximity to both campuses, filling up the seats wouldn't be a problem.

Having already seen basketball games on aircraft carriers and football games on baseball fields, this is all part of taking that next step and thinking outside the box.